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Chris CountsI'd post a card of Willie, but every one I own is already posted ... so I'll offer a recollection: When I was nine, I discovered baseball. One of the first games I watched was on TV and one of the first memorable defensive plays I ever saw involved Willie. He was 39 at the time. The Reds' Bobby Tolan hit a ball deep right-center. Both Willie and rightfielder Bobby Bonds went after the ball. In mid-air and up against the fence, the two players collided. Willie was knocked out, but he held the ball ...
By the way, Clint, here's a quote from HOF rightfielder Harry Hooper, who played next to Tris Speaker on several championship teams, "Mays was the best outfielder ever ..."